Thank you Nitish, says Tejashwi after Lalu jailed in fodder scam

January 07, 2018 12:25

Lalu Prasad was a victim of conspiracy by the BJP and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for his uncompromising stance against communal and fascist forces, his family said after the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief was jailed in a fodder scam case. The BJP and Bihars ruling Janata Dal-United said the law was equal for all, and the sentence was a message to anyone who robs the country of its wealth.

Lalu Prasads younger son and Bihars leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav called it a conspiracy, but added that they respected the verdict.

This will not affect our party. Lalu ji is considered a mass leader and the people are with us. The Centre has misused the central agency. This is a conspiracy to break the RJD, but we will give a befitting reply at the right time. It is a challenging time for us, but we will fight back, Tejashwi said.

Taking a dig at the chief minister, he posted on Twitter, Thank you very much Nitish Kumar, while Lalu Prasad wrote, Rather than practising BJPs Simple Rule - Follow us or We will Fix you. I will die happily fixing myself for Social justice, harmony & equality.

A special CBI court in Ranchi on Saturday sentenced Lalu Prasad to three-and-a-half years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him in the fodder scam case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar treasury 21 years ago. On December 3, the court had convicted Lalu Prasad and 14 others in the case, and acquitted seven, including former chief minister Jagannath Mishra.

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